Slave Songs of the United States

The musical capacity of the negro race has been recognized for so many years that it is hard to explain why no systematic effort has hitherto been made to collect and preserve their melodies. More than thirty years ago those plantation songs made their appearance which were so extraordinarily popular for a while; and if "Coal-black Rose," "Zip Coon" and "Ole Virginny nebber tire" have been succeeded by spurious imitations, manufactured to suit the somewhat sentimental taste of our community, the fact that these were called "negro melodies" was itself a tribute to the musical genius of the race

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Ware, Charles Pickard
Published: 07/29/2015
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515261575
Pages: 194
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.41d